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This year’s Manifesto is much less ambitious than last year’s. I pictured myself by this time being a savvy political writer, known far and wide for her wit and snark. Admired by many, hated by many, yet respected for my spot-on observations. What actually happened? I’ve been called a bully, dumb ass, stupid… Bully was the…

Seems Mitch needs to pay people to pose as enthusiastic supporters at his campaign functions. Very interesting… [source] What do you think about this? A sign of desperation or a very good political move?

Today I remember 9/11 by refusing to be maudlin, sharing sadness, and fright. I say a prayer for all those lost and their families. But I will no longer let this day be used as one to frighten me into supporting a congress determined to support war mongers and the war industry. I’ve given up…

Long ago a woman politician who was quite old told me that the women who fought for Roe v Wade were watching it being chipped away and didn’t think younger women were aware of what was happening. Guess what? We weren’t fighting hard enough and now we’re going to have to fight harder. Those women…

The way I understand it, the Hobby Lobby case, was a test of how far Obamacare can go. The right is angry that women’s coverage should be covered at all. That includes mammograms, pap smears, pregnancy, childbirth, etc. because men don’t need those things so why should men have to pay for them. Then add…

It was a weird week media-wise. Pretty much the same story was repeated, just with different characters and different settings. Like a Danielle Steel novel. Time and again, someone in the public eye said something that got them into trouble with the public. (I can only hope that they came to regret their comments.) Imagine that. It’s…

Tuesday was a bad day for me. It started out fine. But as the day went on and the emails came in about the hearing before the Supreme Court–Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (there’s also Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius being heard at the same time)–and I grew angrier and angrier. My initial anger…

When I first heard about Susanne Atanus last fall, I wrote her off immediately. How could she ever win an election? Who would vote for such a wack-a-doo? You’ve probably never heard of Atanus if you don’t live in Illinois. She’s a Republican candidate for Illinois State Representative who will be running against Democrat Jan Schakowsky…

It’s time for the Conservative Political Action Conference! Here are five things that have happened so far… 1. Mitch McConnell gave Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn a rifle. Because old white guys with guns are the conservative stereotype. [source] 2. Paul Ryan declares free lunches make kids “soulless” with completely made up story. After Ryan’s week of poorly…

Ladies, I don’t understand some of you and how you choose to vote. But I really don’t understand if you think women shouldn’t be voting. Especially if you are a politician. I first heard about this strange, right wing, conservative phenomenon with Kansas state senator Kay O’Connor. She said she couldn’t support women’s suffrage today…